Be sure to follow me on instagram for daily updates and behind the scenes footage: → instagram.com/chrisfixit Or Facebook → facebook.com/chrisfix8 Also, keep an eye out on my channel this Sunday for a special video I am working on (hopefully I get it out on time)!!!
ChrisFix Hi Chris, I'm a big fan of your channel! I love the videos! I wanted to ask about our 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The brakes lock up out of nowhere sometimes and I was wondering what I should do to prevent this from happening again? Any kind of cleaning or lubricating tips? Thank you!
As a guy who's never worked on cars more than an engine oil change, you help me take care of my vehicles. I actually can preform my own self care now (save the big stuff) and it honestly feels great. Big thanks chris, I needed this
"Just put a dob of grease on there that will fix the squeak" -- what my friend Mike said days before he totaled his car due to not being able to stop while pulling into a parking space.
Love your videos, haha! (typical old fan) Ugh... I hate it when TH-cam Calles me names... Time to go report TH-cam for harassment! Anyone? No... ): sad days, hehe!
erik bakker kinda the point dude. It’s to give anybody a fighting chance of becoming president. Not just the select few rich elites. It’s called freedom
i love how he says "comment because itll be a great contribution and itll help people out" instead of asking a silly question nobody wants to answer like most youtubers ask to try to stimulate activity and grow their channel. chris is doing it right.
@@reman3000 Pretty sure BRaggles was replying to Luke's comment (the joke about OP being retired for 50 years). Obviously OP is saying he spent 50 years as a mechanic and is now retired, which is why Luke's comment was stupidly funny 😂 (oddly, BRaggles appears to have taken Luke's comment seriously and has been wooshed).
Hey Chris, even though this was not the main topic, I want to thank you for taking a moment and share the difference between copper anti-seize and graphite anti-seize.
I believe that's a somewhat harsh, if totally accurate description of Chris. Learn to use more politically correct language. So, instead of "short" use "vertically challenged" and perhaps "simple" could be replaced with "educationally subnormal" or "Trump voter". Yahooo, ma where's me favorite sister?
@@chrisfix love your videos chris! Left a comment on your most recent fb posts. I need help with my car. I'm having very strange issues. But it's entirely random. Please help! PM me is you can.
I can't even remember how many times I have asked at the garage why my brakes were squeaking and I always got cryptic answers. Now thanks to this video I finally know! Thanks a lot, man. You are golden!
This is the sort of thing that allows experienced backyarders take it to pro level. The generic nature of the advice makes it all the more useful...not always the case with this type of video! Concise, yet detailed. Also, the lack of whiners in the comments is rare, and telling. Top marks.
agreed... i've been working as trained and licensed mechanic ( in denmark ) for the past 10 years, and i agree, he really knows his stuff.... there are some minor things i don't agree with, but all in all i really approve of this video...
You are amazing at fully explaining such an in-depth concept. I’m blown away at how well you make these videos and how much effort you put into explaining , showing, filming, and editing. Thanks for all your videos, I have learned a ton
This video right here saved me $$$ on my new 2020 truck. Dealership was trying to charge me basically an arm and leg (since it was outside warranty). After watching this, did the work myself and so much better. I'm a forever subscriber and will teach my kid this as they grow up and one day have their own vehicle. THANK YOU CHRIS FIX!
This is the best DIY video I've ever seen, top quality filming and a person that can speak English clearly, what a pleasure to watch and follow. I have recommended the videos to my friends and all agree...Well done.
Chris, I've been doing repairs on my cars for years (decades, actually! LOL), and I still learn a great deal from your videos. One is never too old (nor should one be too proud) to learn something new and/or better. Thanks for all your efforts!
I have watched a couple of your vids and by far the best I ever come across. No stuttering or umming , know what you are talking about. And you don’t ramble on. 10/10
So happy to see someone recommending cleaning and lubricating the guide pins. You wouldn't believe how many brakes I have seen with seized guide pins .. jeeze !
The guide pins will rust and the rust will weld them tight to the caliper aka they are seized and very difficult to remove and will most likely need serious force and or a penetrating lubricant to remove them.
Thnx Chris. Being a geek my whole life, with car mechanical skills ending at checking the oil level, tyre pressure and dismantling the battery, this kind of videos help a lot. Great vid.
I was told by a BMW guy that my brakes were squeaking because they lacked lubricant in the pad... thankfully I knew ChrisFix had a video about fixing this!
Well you are joking vut that’s what my mom actually said when I first fixed something on my car. She was so surprised because she always told me ,,TH-cam can’t teach you anything“. Well here I am fixing my car only by lookin ChrisFix‘s videos.
ChrisFix! You are amazing! I love your videos. I've just bought my first car at 35yrs old (spent most of my adult life in the city with access to transit, car sharing and rentals). You have saved me SO much money, and taught me SO much about my vehicle and how to care for it. Please keep up the amazing work creating awesome and informative content! You're AWESOME!
I've been watching your videos and now I'm a certified TH-cam mechanic , painted my break calipers, changed my brake pads and all thanks to you , obrigado*
The most informative video compared to all the brake videos combined. This guy is such a genius that he dumb down the complex engineering to my level. Keep up the great work!
Just a hint: don't use any anti seize containing metal like copper. That comes from pre ABS times many decades ago. To not confuse your ABS sensor, use a metall free anti seize like brembo b quiet or plastilube (if that is available in the US)
A Must watch if this is your Question. Ive known most of these answers for years but this refresher course is : Perfect and Direct, and Straight to the point, well done and well presented.
Hey Chris! Really thankful for all the help with improving my car repair skills. I literally just had to use 3 videos for one brake repair. Replacing calipers - bleeding brakes - rotor replacement! Keep up the positive vibes! Thanks Again!
chris, that's why i'm a long time subscriber, you just cover about anything, from brakes to cleaning advices. You are the man. I'm a happy subscriber and watch every video you make. thanks for the hard work. i loved ur mustang drifting btw, hope you will get a pro at it.
My dad has been complaining the brakes on his truck make noise similar to this since he took it to the shop. Time to follow these steps and see if we can fix the problem. You rock Chris.
doubt he lives at that crappy neighborhood anymore. Probably just uses it to make his videos and store these crap heaps his real neighbors wouldn't like next to thier Bentleys and Rolls-Royceses.
@@BoleDaPole no because that's my neighborhood and I love having cars like these in my neighborhood. After awhile you get sick of looking at ferraris and lambos and bentleys and such... I myself have one of each in my own driveway. Considering buying a couple of cars like these to celebrate what America is all about.
Omg great video, My breaks are making like a grinding noise brought to the garage and said everything was fine. They "service" them but they still make noise. I guess they don't do a thorough job like you. When there's no more rain ill try to service them myself. Thanks for the help Chris KUDOS
This was clear and straightforward, thank you! Took my car in today and asked them to check where the new squeaking noise was coming from when i braked. All they said was it’s normal. I got no clear answer. I’m going in to a different shop tomorrow, where they said they would show me what they inspect. Thanks to your video I will have some idea of what i’m looking at!
Thanks Chris. I once had a very very small stone between the rotor and the pad and it made such a horrible loud sound constantly. I was surpised to see that something so small and simple to correct caused so much noise.
I wanted to add this in case others had a similar issue. For me what stopped the noise was the brake hardware where the pads rest was rubbing against the rotor and caliper. So I bent one of the metal bends closest to the rotor further in and that solved my issue.
I really can not think of a reason not to like Chris, tbh, this is the channel I always go to whenever I needed to do maintenance for my car. I am watching this video at 12:58 AM on December 30, 2021. It is just so awesome that this information and techniques never get old. It always works!
You saved my day at 10:02. I got new brakes and calipers at a workshop and it seems as if the mechanics hadn't clean the rust underneath the pad. It is sad cause I paid big money for the repair since there were major things to fix but they paid no attention to such details (didn't even bother to screw the swingarms tightly). I suppose I will be doing things by myself now with good advice such as in the video above.
Brakes are one of the easiest things to do. I just put new rotors and pads on all 4 corners of my GTO yesterday, took me about 3 hours and all it cost was parts.
do you record your audio "on the fly", while recording the footage or is it dubbed afterwards ? you have such a steady flow in your speech with no "uhms", no coughing, no being "out of breath", no smacking.. only to the point well verbalized sentences. beside all the great knowledge you churn out, i think i admire that the most.
New car owner.....this video was concise and easy to watch....even if I cannot fix my brakes myself, I appreciate this video and I learned alot...Now when I go to the mechanic I am not completely lost when it comes to squeaky brakes and possible causes :)
Thanks for all you do my man. I was able to clean up my brakes without having to buy anything special. I just cleaned and lubricated them and the squeak is gone.
Chris, this is a very enabling, extremely well-presented and absolutely understandable video: Thanks for your hard work and sharing this with the TH-cam community!
Thank you a million.... finally got my car to stop screeching ...I learned so much from my past mistakes from this video, would've prepared me for all of them.
My noise was from when I applied anti-squeak to the pads and reassembled everything I got some grease on the rotor which made the rotor super shiny and smooth causing a crunching chatter when applying the brakes at a slow speed. To fix- clean the rotor and pads with dish soap and sandpaper them a little.
I really needed this video for my car, i've taken it to literally 4 worshops but none of them were able to figure out why the brakes were squeaking, specially since i'd just gotten the front brake pads changed and the whole car serviced. Thankyou so much, this video's given me things to get checked more properly.
Chris, THANK YOU for your detailed, yet concise videos; they are always full of practical information! The headlight restoration video was another amazing and helpful video. I confess that I now check your videos first for repairs even before a web search! You are much appreciated; keep up the great work! ✌🏽
For drum brakes, noise can be cause due to hardware rubbing the drum. I had this issue with a 97 ranger. The auto adjuster was rubbing against the drum because it was improperly installed. I quickly fixed it and the brakes, hardware and drum were all perfect to use after turning the drum
Thank you chrisfix! For saving me at least $500-$800! I had to replace the brake calipers and after that my car started making very annoying squeaky noise. Pads and rotors were very new. So i was confused. Watched a lot of videos no solution until i watched this video and learned that i have to use lubricant on metal to metal points etc. No more squeaks, I’m very happy! Thanks again!
How about a rock , stone, or pebble between the dust shield and the break rotor. This is very common in countries where you drive on gravel roads or where the roads are covered with friction gravel during winter months. And now the obligatory thanks: thank you! Your videos are clear, well illustrated, concise, to-the-point and extremely helpful. Superb work!
happens they flick up and get stuck in the brake pad I think, they will flick back out eventually but all of a sudden you're driving and brake and it sounds horrible like your car is going to break lol.
Amazing job there. Enjoy watching your videos and and easy to understand, and love that you move the video along and not that you sit there for three hours explaining the same thing.
Another reason they could be making noise is you have the wrong application break pads on your car. For instance the more expensive performance break pads are often designed for racing, so they are made to stop better at a high temperature you would encounter when you take your car on the track, but in day to day driving your breaks don't get that hot and the performance break pads make noise. Normal break pads are designed for a lower temperature and won't make noise at the lower tempratures
Another source of squeaks especially on mtn bike disc brakes is the pad type. Downhill mtn bike pads squeak until they're warmed up and then they're great. Other pads won't squeak, but will even boil silicone DOT5 brake fluid causing brake fade when they're hot doing downhill.
Dot5 has the highest boiling point, both wet and dry, compared any other DOT certified fluid though. Around 500F dry and 360F wet. Mineral OIl will not fade on you though. Build a 'cool can' for your downtube, removes that problem in a heartbeat.
Don't know much about mountain bikes but I do know breaks Do they make a break caliper with ceramic pistons in them? Some car brands use ceramic pistons to keep fluid temp low. Break fade happens when the surface of the pad is the same as the rotor. Reason they make slotted rotors to help cool. If you are doing a lot of downhill and you still get break fade and own a Dremel tool get creative and groove your pads then see what happens. Remember you are thinking about trying to fet surface temp down but not losing friction area also. Good Luck !
A really good practice that not a lot of people follow, would be performing some routine preventative maintenance to your brakes at each oil change/tire rotation. When I change my oil I also rotate my tires, as well as open up each brake caliper to clean any rust that’s built up anywhere, clean the hub, and apply all fresh grease. No matter how resistant and durable grease is, it’s not durable enough to last the entire duration of the life of the brake pads, which is what can lead to premature wear caused by pads not releasing when they should. A little routine preventive maintenance saves a lot of money and maximizes the life you’ll get out of your brakes
I dunno, I just replaced my brakes at 90k miles and the caliper pens seemed to still be moving pretty much just as free before I cleaned and re-applied grease. Not saying a little preventative isn't a good idea, but EVERY tire rotation pulling the brakes apart seems a bit excessive. Also to my great surprise the fluid still looked pretty much the same as new when I started to flush (also the first time in 90k, unless the dealer did it for free without telling me *snort), so maybe Mazda just makes some really kickass brake systems.
@@sultanofsick Mazda does make good products. It might be overkill for me to be greasing them up every 7500 miles or so, but I only started doing that after a couple back to back sets of prematurely worn pads, and a set of warped rotors. If I was paying a mechanic $89.95 per hour to service my brakes, then absolutely no way I would service them that frequently. But doing it on my own which only cost me an hour of my free time and the cost of grease, hell yeah it’s worth it for the peace of mind. I personally just try not to cheap out, take shortcuts, or skimp out on brakes, wheels and tires. Flirting with death at that point in my humble opinion
@@theodoreclay2213 You're way better than me, no way I could do it in an hour. Took me about 8 doing brakes and rotors as a first timer. Happy I did it and saved a boatload of money, but wouldn't do it again just for fun :D
@@sultanofsick lol at least you rolled up your sleeves and did it. Invest in a good jack, a $50 battery impact gun on Amazon, and set out all your tools ahead of time like Chris does in these videos, and it’ll go faster and faster each time. Having all the right tools for the job and of course not having to fight with seized up bolts and rusted rotors will speed it up as well. Some cars are designed well and the brake work goes fast, others are designed like crap and it makes everything a fight to perform any work. I did a brake job for a friend, and what was supposed to just be a brake flush ended up turning into a trip to auto zone at 7pm before they closed to get a caliper due to the bleeder screw being cross threaded from the last idiot to work on it. Once that valve is stripped out like that, your caliper is toast. No way to know it was cross threaded and just jammed up on it until you loosen it and see that it won’t retighten. The profanity coming out of my mouth was on point at that moment
This is my first time in this channel and I'm surprised by how elaborated this guy make his videos !! 😱 and how many cars He got...around 5 in this video !! 😅👍🏼Excellent work !!
+Shane Blandford-Scherr I've changed probably 3 or 4 like that. In one case the guy was trying to save money. He pushed it, and pushed it. Eventually, the rotor wore down as you see it, and the backing plate wore down so much it was able to exit the caliper bracket through the gap between it and the rotor. The caliper piston then contacted the exposed cooling vanes of the rotor. The piston got so hot and mangled from that, it melted the dust boot and square cut seal. He tried to save money on a simple pad and rotor brake job, and ended up paying for pads, rotors, 2 front calipers, and a brake fluid exchange. Some people's kids man...
I actually had that happen to me in my dad's expedition. we ignored it for awhile and then while driving down my road I just heard a bunch of metal peices break off and rattle around the wheels. the disc only had one side when we took it out.
Chris Im 13 and I love the world of cars... please dont stop making videos in the next 10 years when im getting a car. I'll need tutorials... Btw sry when my english sucks
@@taylorhaddock2782 Dude cars are expensive, same as post-secondary education, I'm a 22 y/o student, I drive but I still haven't bought a car because I can't afford one yet.
I just went to one of the best automotive schools and believe me ive learn more from chris fix than the 2 years ive been in school and until today i still see his videos when im stuck in something Keep on following crisfix its one of the best tools you'll need
Be sure to follow me on instagram for daily updates and behind the scenes footage: → instagram.com/chrisfixit
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Frig yeah Chris!
ChrisFix Hi Chris, I'm a big fan of your channel! I love the videos! I wanted to ask about our 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee. The brakes lock up out of nowhere sometimes and I was wondering what I should do to prevent this from happening again? Any kind of cleaning or lubricating tips? Thank you!
ChrisFix
ChrisFix
ChrisFix burning that early morning oil again.
I think this is the best quality car repair channel on youtube.
i agree
Agreed
What about ETCG?
JimsBagels Eric is good too!
the absolute best. others may come close but none are better.
The level of detail Chrisfix puts into his videos is insane.
He deserves one hundred million views.
Joshua Camarena in total I think he has 100mil
jman_jd10 | over 230mil now
Joshua Camarena Or more then pewdiepie subscribers.
Thanks Joshua!
If only it was more accurate detail, this is 1980's brake work.
I think what I like most about your videos is that when you say "this is better than that" you actually explain why. That's gold. Another great vid.
Thanks!
I Love it when Chris Say's "Good"
As a guy who's never worked on cars more than an engine oil change, you help me take care of my vehicles. I actually can preform my own self care now (save the big stuff) and it honestly feels great.
Big thanks chris, I needed this
There is a spray solution (not silicon spray) recommended for easy, non run down, brake noises.
"Just put a dob of grease on there that will fix the squeak" -- what my friend Mike said days before he totaled his car due to not being able to stop while pulling into a parking space.
Cody'sLab lol
Cody'sLab Holy crap, Cody'sLab, dude you're awesome!
Cody'sLab I did not know TH-camrs watched other TH-camrs
Love your videos, haha! (typical old fan) Ugh... I hate it when TH-cam Calles me names... Time to go report TH-cam for harassment!
Anyone? No... ): sad days, hehe!
Must have been driving a Yugo.
Short answer: Turn the radio up.
Bushwacker what if your radio is broken?
BulletproofX1X .....phone.......
And if phones broken drift like Chrisfix
So, yeah, if anybody was wondering how they get down to the cooling fins. This guy.
WD40 (j/k)
Man. This guy is good. I have been a professional educator for 32 years. ChrisFix does a superior job of educating and demonstrating. Brilliant!
give the man a job
Denny Hall this is his job
I just cant help but think he be would be more valuable to a bunch of kids growing up.
I dont know of any classrooms that can hold 2,000,000 people.
Every other video on YT: 1 min feels like 15 mins.
ChrisFix video: 15 mins feels like 1 min.
Learnt so much from your channel man, thanks a lot.
Omg ikr
Damn this guy’s presentation is unreal
Well, I beg to differ: I find it to be quite _real!_ . . . . .😉
@@kiyoponnn what prompted that?
Shut up
Infinitely Loopy no doubt.
This dude should run for President. He is a national treasure. Chris Fix 2024🇺🇸
you guys really are lowering the standards for who can become president
erik bakker kinda the point dude. It’s to give anybody a fighting chance of becoming president. Not just the select few rich elites. It’s called freedom
erik bakker Yeah we even almost had Hillary Clinton. Thank god America woke up. Chris Fix sure is a better choice than her.
Chris will fix America real good. He’s already helping made in USA sell!
erik bakker Those are quite low since 2016
Great job! i love how you explain everything without making the watcher feel dumb.
+Stephan Leming thanks Stephan!
You mean that you'redumb
i love how he says "comment because itll be a great contribution and itll help people out" instead of asking a silly question nobody wants to answer like most youtubers ask to try to stimulate activity and grow their channel. chris is doing it right.
this was probably the most thorough explanation of brakes I've ever seen
thorough
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chabka34 therough ?
tossed
Thanks!
I subscribed after your first video. Retired mechanic of 50 years. You do a great job I love watching you work.
good lord. your knowledge of cars must be one of the best in your country
damn you've been retired for 50 years? you must be damn old
He didn't say "for," he said "of," smart guy.
@@BRaggles idk. 'mechanic of 50 years' implies he's been in the profession for that long. either way dude's got decades under his belt!
@@reman3000 Pretty sure BRaggles was replying to Luke's comment (the joke about OP being retired for 50 years). Obviously OP is saying he spent 50 years as a mechanic and is now retired, which is why Luke's comment was stupidly funny 😂 (oddly, BRaggles appears to have taken Luke's comment seriously and has been wooshed).
This guy is a mechanic Guru, he's a God sent, save me tons of $$$.
I'm glad you're saving money and learning a ton!
@@chrisfix wow ChrisFix reads comments even like a year after the video comes out
I love your videos
Saved with a D.
Hey Chris, even though this was not the main topic, I want to thank you for taking a moment and share the difference between copper anti-seize and graphite anti-seize.
No problem
Such an educator. Short, simple and straight to the point
Thanks a lot!
I believe that's a somewhat harsh, if totally accurate description of Chris. Learn to use more politically correct language. So, instead of "short" use "vertically challenged" and perhaps "simple" could be replaced with "educationally subnormal" or "Trump voter". Yahooo, ma where's me favorite sister?
@@chrisfix love your videos chris! Left a comment on your most recent fb posts. I need help with my car. I'm having very strange issues. But it's entirely random. Please help! PM me is you can.
@@darklydevious8156 cringe
@@darklydevious8156 i had a laugh at that until the last part of your comment
I can't even remember how many times I have asked at the garage why my brakes were squeaking and I always got cryptic answers.
Now thanks to this video I finally know! Thanks a lot, man. You are golden!
This is the sort of thing that allows experienced backyarders take it to pro level. The generic nature of the advice makes it all the more useful...not always the case with this type of video! Concise, yet detailed.
Also, the lack of whiners in the comments is rare, and telling.
Top marks.
My dispad is moving in the callipa can't get the dispad clips 02 Toyota van making lots of noise need some help to solve this problem
agreed... i've been working as trained and licensed mechanic ( in denmark ) for the past 10 years, and i agree, he really knows his stuff.... there are some minor things i don't agree with, but all in all i really approve of this video...
There is no better automotive resource than Chrisfix. Every video you make is straight to the point with useful warnings.
Today I learnt that brake cleaner cleans everything but brakes
Rainbow Rambo today’s lesson is grammar it’s spelled learned not learnt
@@idrewzy7645 but it is much faster, and he is not turning it in for an essay, so who cares. Go be annoying somewhere else
Blake DeLay it was a joke do do you know what one is and how to take one geez
SAVAGEPROGAMER in tomorrow’s lesson, we learn that we need to put a full stop at the end on a sentence.
Yea I know it was a joke
Learnt it tuo
Brake noise - one of the most aggravating sounds you can hear. Thanks for the great detailed description of what causes the noise and how to fix it.
You are amazing at fully explaining such an in-depth concept. I’m blown away at how well you make these videos and how much effort you put into explaining , showing, filming, and editing. Thanks for all your videos, I have learned a ton
agree
What can we do for this man? what a blessed soul Chris Fix has. It is beyond words how his presentations are clear and perfect !
I love how to the point you are. “Does brake cleaner hurt your brake pads? Yes.” It’s great, keep it up man.
Thanks Conner!
This video right here saved me $$$ on my new 2020 truck. Dealership was trying to charge me basically an arm and leg (since it was outside warranty). After watching this, did the work myself and so much better. I'm a forever subscriber and will teach my kid this as they grow up and one day have their own vehicle. THANK YOU CHRIS FIX!
This is the best DIY video I've ever seen, top quality filming and a person that can speak English clearly, what a pleasure to watch and follow. I have recommended the videos to my friends and all agree...Well done.
Ezio Fusco I find it hard to watch other DIY videos because his are so good the others just seem awful.
You have a problem with strong accents? XD rofl
Says the guy with the foreign name. Careful not to sound like too much of a bigot.
@joe smith pot meet kettle
Chris, I've been doing repairs on my cars for years (decades, actually! LOL), and I still learn a great deal from your videos. One is never too old (nor should one be too proud) to learn something new and/or better. Thanks for all your efforts!
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I have watched a couple of your vids and by far the best I ever come across. No stuttering or umming , know what you are talking about. And you don’t ramble on. 10/10
You gave him 10 out of 10 and I noticed you have got 10 thumbs up for your comment!😀
Just apply some soapy wooder on the brake and then its fixed
Lol
Fresh out of wooder but will water work lol
Fluffy haha
@@GloGabbana I live in south jersey. Them saying "wooder" is enough to make me wanna strangle them lol
Gregory Pappas lol yes agreed but it’s kinda funny
So happy to see someone recommending cleaning and lubricating the guide pins.
You wouldn't believe how many brakes I have seen with seized guide pins .. jeeze !
Grumpy ol' Boot what’ll happen if you don’t clean and lubricate them?
Jaxon Dakota He stated what would happen in his comment already.
The guide pins will rust and the rust will weld them tight to the caliper aka they are seized and very difficult to remove and will most likely need serious force and or a penetrating lubricant to remove them.
Thnx Chris. Being a geek my whole life, with car mechanical skills ending at checking the oil level, tyre pressure and dismantling the battery, this kind of videos help a lot. Great vid.
jesus christ that is thorough
I try to cover as much as I can while hitting the common issues and not dragging the video on!
ChrisFix is hands down the best youtuber for car work.
I know right! I like how detailed he is.
I was told by a BMW guy that my brakes were squeaking because they lacked lubricant in the pad... thankfully I knew ChrisFix had a video about fixing this!
When my mom asks ,where did I learn how to fix a car -opens my phone and shows Chris fix channel
Haha awesome!
Yeah, these videos are awesome, very useful, thanks alot chris
me too I learned everything from you
When you ask your mom, "where did you learn to fix cars?" Then she pulls up chris fix.
Well you are joking vut that’s what my mom actually said when I first fixed something on my car. She was so surprised because she always told me ,,TH-cam can’t teach you anything“. Well here I am fixing my car only by lookin ChrisFix‘s videos.
ChrisFix! You are amazing! I love your videos.
I've just bought my first car at 35yrs old (spent most of my adult life in the city with access to transit, car sharing and rentals). You have saved me SO much money, and taught me SO much about my vehicle and how to care for it. Please keep up the amazing work creating awesome and informative content! You're AWESOME!
That’s awesome Jason! Glad you’re learning a lot!!!
CHRIS FIX what an amazing video keep up these exceptional educational videos
Chis, you are the best instructor on TH-cam....... you are so easy to understand
I like how he gives details about everything you need to know and do unlike most mechanics.
I've been watching your videos and now I'm a certified TH-cam mechanic , painted my break calipers, changed my brake pads and all thanks to you , obrigado*
Dude, from my point of view, u ought to get some kind of a Nobel Prize on Mechanical Engineering. Very good video
The most informative video compared to all the brake videos combined. This guy is such a genius that he dumb down the complex engineering to my level. Keep up the great work!
Just a hint: don't use any anti seize containing metal like copper. That comes from pre ABS times many decades ago. To not confuse your ABS sensor, use a metall free anti seize like brembo b quiet or plastilube (if that is available in the US)
A Must watch if this is your Question.
Ive known most of these answers for years but this refresher course is : Perfect and Direct, and Straight to the point, well done and well presented.
man the amount of work he puts into his videos is fascinating
I don’t have a DAD to teach me things, so now I’ll be coming to this channel to learn new things that my dad should have taught me 💔🥺👌🏻
Glad you’re learning a lot from the videos,!
Cry more
Son?
Not all dads are mechanically inclined.
ASTRONAUTKIDD why should dads be teaching you how to fix things they probably know nothing about?
Hey Chris!
Really thankful for all the help with improving my car repair skills. I literally just had to use 3 videos for one brake repair. Replacing calipers - bleeding brakes - rotor replacement!
Keep up the positive vibes!
Thanks Again!
These videos age so well! 7 years later and still helping everyone out!
You legit uploaded this the same day I noticed I need new brake pads
My ChrisFix senses were tingling!
yeah its kinda creepy like you spying on us
Chrisfix the nightmare of all mechanics
....... because no one needs a mechanic if you can watch a 20 minute youtube video from Chris and learn how to do this shit for yourself.
Raxxes yep
ouch lol
Andrew Barr
Point me on this doll where the nasty man touched you.
@@andrewbarr1527 we can't see you? Are you hiding behind your screen?
chris, that's why i'm a long time subscriber, you just cover about anything, from brakes to cleaning advices. You are the man. I'm a happy subscriber and watch every video you make. thanks for the hard work. i loved ur mustang drifting btw, hope you will get a pro at it.
My dad has been complaining the brakes on his truck make noise similar to this since he took it to the shop.
Time to follow these steps and see if we can fix the problem.
You rock Chris.
Update
Very comprehensive and explanatory video about brakes and brake maintenance. One of the besst brake videos I've seen!
Thanks Jamal!
ChrisFix videos are d best
@@ajbayu68 man, I totally agree
How to remove oil pan 01 Mercury mountaineer.
Hey how to remove a oil pan from a 01 Mercury Mountaineer
Careful when doing this in older rigs especially
Asbestos was used in brakes for years.
His neighbor's at first:
"my neighbor is a weirdo."
His neighbor's now:
"Hey, I live next to ChrisFix!"
Doge, great comment. Now take my like dammit
doubt he lives at that crappy neighborhood anymore. Probably just uses it to make his videos and store these crap heaps his real neighbors wouldn't like next to thier Bentleys and Rolls-Royceses.
@@BoleDaPole no because that's my neighborhood and I love having cars like these in my neighborhood. After awhile you get sick of looking at ferraris and lambos and bentleys and such... I myself have one of each in my own driveway. Considering buying a couple of cars like these to celebrate what America is all about.
Omg great video, My breaks are making like a grinding noise brought to the garage and said everything was fine. They "service" them but they still make noise. I guess they don't do a thorough job like you. When there's no more rain ill try to service them myself. Thanks for the help Chris KUDOS
I can't be there only person the says to themselves "hey guys, chris fix here.." as the video loads.
stcrussman I too!!! we'll wait for the T-shirt
Me too. It's got a poetic ring to it and with the specific inflection. A true work of art.
lol i say soapy wooder in addition to that! haha :D
Your videos are so in depth and helpful.
4819385 Agreed. Very informative
I've just binge watched 8 of this guys vids, i feel like i'm an auto mechanic now. Thank You ChrisFix
Have you see the transmission one? he makes it look so easy.
This was clear and straightforward, thank you! Took my car in today and asked them to check where the new squeaking noise was coming from when i braked. All they said was it’s normal. I got no clear answer. I’m going in to a different shop tomorrow, where they said they would show me what they inspect. Thanks to your video I will have some idea of what i’m looking at!
Thanks Chris. I once had a very very small stone between the rotor and the pad and it made such a horrible loud sound constantly. I was surpised to see that something so small and simple to correct caused so much noise.
I feel like I'm in school by far the best DIY teacher period 🤯👍🏼👀
Am from Kenya east Africa and i watch all ur videos and they really help,, good work.. Keep on doin wat ur doing
Thanks for the support from Kenya!! Glad the video was helpful!
A comprehensive explanation of why brakes squeak brilliant.
My boy has been serving thorough, quality solutions since way back. Your still helping me 3 years later!
Dad my stomachs hurts. Good ole soapy wooder will take care of it son.
I've been using it for years. Fast relief formula. Not to mention bubbles shoot out of my ass when I fart.
Good stuff.
God No Never give that to your son.... he needs blinker fluid
Don’t forget the blue thread locker
Mechanic and vlogging skills 200% great job! I will inspect my 2015 ecosport. Thank you sir!
I wanted to add this in case others had a similar issue. For me what stopped the noise was the brake hardware where the pads rest was rubbing against the rotor and caliper. So I bent one of the metal bends closest to the rotor further in and that solved my issue.
I really can not think of a reason not to like Chris, tbh, this is the channel I always go to whenever I needed to do maintenance for my car. I am watching this video at 12:58 AM on December 30, 2021. It is just so awesome that this information and techniques never get old. It always works!
Everytime I watch ChrisFix videos I have to wash or repair my cair although it's already clean and everything is working fine.
+Philip “ShaRk.” Danzinger haha
^thank god im not the only one...his videos make me want to work on stuff lol
yep same here. I'm gonna fix my scooter right now.
You saved my day at 10:02. I got new brakes and calipers at a workshop and it seems as if the mechanics hadn't clean the rust underneath the pad. It is sad cause I paid big money for the repair since there were major things to fix but they paid no attention to such details (didn't even bother to screw the swingarms tightly). I suppose I will be doing things by myself now with good advice such as in the video above.
Glad the videos are helpful! You can totally do the job yourself with better quality and better parts!
Mighty Boy there fucking pos humans who only care bout ur money
Brakes are one of the easiest things to do. I just put new rotors and pads on all 4 corners of my GTO yesterday, took me about 3 hours and all it cost was parts.
do you record your audio "on the fly", while recording the footage or is it dubbed afterwards ? you have such a steady flow in your speech with no "uhms", no coughing, no being "out of breath", no smacking.. only to the point well verbalized sentences. beside all the great knowledge you churn out, i think i admire that the most.
It's dubbed. When you watch some of the older ones, you can hear wind and various things. More the better, dubbing works well for him
New car owner.....this video was concise and easy to watch....even if I cannot fix my brakes myself, I appreciate this video and I learned alot...Now when I go to the mechanic I am not completely lost when it comes to squeaky brakes and possible causes :)
Thanks for all you do my man. I was able to clean up my brakes without having to buy anything special. I just cleaned and lubricated them and the squeak is gone.
You still alive?
Chris, this is a very enabling, extremely well-presented and absolutely understandable video: Thanks for your hard work and sharing this with the TH-cam community!
Glad the videos are helpful!
R C I've learned so much from this man whilst in the comfort of my own home - comprehensive and clear.
Great job I have been doing brakes for a long time you are spot ON from Australia 🇦🇺
Love 💓 this page.
Thank you a million.... finally got my car to stop screeching ...I learned so much from my past mistakes from this video, would've prepared me for all of them.
Awesome that you mentioned about cleaning a new rotor or drum. VERY few people ever brake kleen the new drums/rotors! Awesome tip!!!
It definitely has to be mentioned whenever installing new brake parts! Thanks!
I thought we were getting a brake conversion video
My noise was from when I applied anti-squeak to the pads and reassembled everything I got some grease on the rotor which made the rotor super shiny and smooth causing a crunching chatter when applying the brakes at a slow speed. To fix- clean the rotor and pads with dish soap and sandpaper them a little.
I really needed this video for my car, i've taken it to literally 4 worshops but none of them were able to figure out why the brakes were squeaking, specially since i'd just gotten the front brake pads changed and the whole car serviced. Thankyou so much, this video's given me things to get checked more properly.
Chris, THANK YOU for your detailed, yet concise videos; they are always full of practical information! The headlight restoration video was another amazing and helpful video. I confess that I now check your videos first for repairs even before a web search! You are much appreciated; keep up the great work! ✌🏽
Cris , you have explain everything nicely , professionally .Keep up the good work !
For drum brakes, noise can be cause due to hardware rubbing the drum. I had this issue with a 97 ranger. The auto adjuster was rubbing against the drum because it was improperly installed. I quickly fixed it and the brakes, hardware and drum were all perfect to use after turning the drum
Thanks for the tip!
A bad wheel bearing can also sound like drum brakes grinding. Had that happen last year on one of my cars.
Thank you chrisfix! For saving me at least $500-$800!
I had to replace the brake calipers and after that my car started making very annoying squeaky noise. Pads and rotors were very new. So i was confused.
Watched a lot of videos no solution until i watched this video and learned that i have to use lubricant on metal to metal points etc.
No more squeaks, I’m very happy! Thanks again!
How about a rock , stone, or pebble between the dust shield and the break rotor. This is very common in countries where you drive on gravel roads or where the roads are covered with friction gravel during winter months. And now the obligatory thanks: thank you! Your videos are clear, well illustrated, concise, to-the-point and extremely helpful. Superb work!
happens they flick up and get stuck in the brake pad I think, they will flick back out eventually but all of a sudden you're driving and brake and it sounds horrible like your car is going to break lol.
Hey Chris, guys Fix here!
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your not Chris Fix! your a phony! a big fat phony!
wow I now see what you did there haha
Amazing job there. Enjoy watching your videos and and easy to understand, and love that you move the video along and not that you sit there for three hours explaining the same thing.
Thanks a lot
I love the way Chris explains everything before taking actions. It made the video really educational
Another reason they could be making noise is you have the wrong application break pads on your car. For instance the more expensive performance break pads are often designed for racing, so they are made to stop better at a high temperature you would encounter when you take your car on the track, but in day to day driving your breaks don't get that hot and the performance break pads make noise. Normal break pads are designed for a lower temperature and won't make noise at the lower tempratures
Flatus Antiquitous give him a brake!
Another source of squeaks especially on mtn bike disc brakes is the pad type. Downhill mtn bike pads squeak until they're warmed up and then they're great. Other pads won't squeak, but will even boil silicone DOT5 brake fluid causing brake fade when they're hot doing downhill.
Thanks for the tip Brian!
Dot5 has the highest boiling point, both wet and dry, compared any other DOT certified fluid though. Around 500F dry and 360F wet.
Mineral OIl will not fade on you though. Build a 'cool can' for your downtube, removes that problem in a heartbeat.
Don't know much about mountain bikes but I do know breaks Do they make a break caliper with ceramic pistons in them? Some car brands use ceramic pistons to keep fluid temp low. Break fade happens when the surface of the pad is the same as the rotor. Reason they make slotted rotors to help cool. If you are doing a lot of downhill and you still get break fade and own a Dremel tool get creative and groove your pads then see what happens. Remember you are thinking about trying to fet surface temp down but not losing friction area also. Good Luck !
@@foreigncareater honestly not a bad idea! Remember to use a mask to make sure it won't give u covid
A really good practice that not a lot of people follow, would be performing some routine preventative maintenance to your brakes at each oil change/tire rotation. When I change my oil I also rotate my tires, as well as open up each brake caliper to clean any rust that’s built up anywhere, clean the hub, and apply all fresh grease. No matter how resistant and durable grease is, it’s not durable enough to last the entire duration of the life of the brake pads, which is what can lead to premature wear caused by pads not releasing when they should. A little routine preventive maintenance saves a lot of money and maximizes the life you’ll get out of your brakes
I dunno, I just replaced my brakes at 90k miles and the caliper pens seemed to still be moving pretty much just as free before I cleaned and re-applied grease. Not saying a little preventative isn't a good idea, but EVERY tire rotation pulling the brakes apart seems a bit excessive.
Also to my great surprise the fluid still looked pretty much the same as new when I started to flush (also the first time in 90k, unless the dealer did it for free without telling me *snort), so maybe Mazda just makes some really kickass brake systems.
@@sultanofsick Mazda does make good products. It might be overkill for me to be greasing them up every 7500 miles or so, but I only started doing that after a couple back to back sets of prematurely worn pads, and a set of warped rotors. If I was paying a mechanic $89.95 per hour to service my brakes, then absolutely no way I would service them that frequently. But doing it on my own which only cost me an hour of my free time and the cost of grease, hell yeah it’s worth it for the peace of mind. I personally just try not to cheap out, take shortcuts, or skimp out on brakes, wheels and tires. Flirting with death at that point in my humble opinion
@@theodoreclay2213 You're way better than me, no way I could do it in an hour. Took me about 8 doing brakes and rotors as a first timer. Happy I did it and saved a boatload of money, but wouldn't do it again just for fun :D
@@sultanofsick lol at least you rolled up your sleeves and did it. Invest in a good jack, a $50 battery impact gun on Amazon, and set out all your tools ahead of time like Chris does in these videos, and it’ll go faster and faster each time. Having all the right tools for the job and of course not having to fight with seized up bolts and rusted rotors will speed it up as well. Some cars are designed well and the brake work goes fast, others are designed like crap and it makes everything a fight to perform any work. I did a brake job for a friend, and what was supposed to just be a brake flush ended up turning into a trip to auto zone at 7pm before they closed to get a caliper due to the bleeder screw being cross threaded from the last idiot to work on it. Once that valve is stripped out like that, your caliper is toast. No way to know it was cross threaded and just jammed up on it until you loosen it and see that it won’t retighten. The profanity coming out of my mouth was on point at that moment
Wow bro. Your videos are so good! You can’t stop making videos.
Thanks a lot!
This is my first time in this channel and I'm surprised by how elaborated this guy make his videos !! 😱 and how many cars He got...around 5 in this video !! 😅👍🏼Excellent work !!
12:03 "we don't want metal-to-metal contact here"
*applies copper lubricant*
Brake grease not copper antisize
@@joseiracheta3817 that was definitely copper
@@alexanderblake5780 yes I know. He should use brake grease and not copper antisieze
Jose Iracheta it’s metal on metal though. Why wouldn’t you use copper anti seize
@@thechileacademy4800 Metal on metal = friction. Brake grease is designed for lubrication.
that broken down brake disc disturbs me...wtf
Florinel787 same I can't believe someone could be that oblivious
+Shane Blandford-Scherr I've changed probably 3 or 4 like that. In one case the guy was trying to save money. He pushed it, and pushed it. Eventually, the rotor wore down as you see it, and the backing plate wore down so much it was able to exit the caliper bracket through the gap between it and the rotor. The caliper piston then contacted the exposed cooling vanes of the rotor. The piston got so hot and mangled from that, it melted the dust boot and square cut seal. He tried to save money on a simple pad and rotor brake job, and ended up paying for pads, rotors, 2 front calipers, and a brake fluid exchange. Some people's kids man...
it's frightening how oblivious a lot of people are to this kind of thing, and the potential consequences of it.
I actually had that happen to me in my dad's expedition. we ignored it for awhile and then while driving down my road I just heard a bunch of metal peices break off and rattle around the wheels. the disc only had one side when we took it out.
Florinel787 happened to my friend, whole thing exploded on him wail driving.
Man , just seen a 7 yrs old video , every year you have evolved so much andalso helped me learn so much …Thanks and keep up The good work
Chris Im 13 and I love the world of cars... please dont stop making videos in the next 10 years when im getting a car. I'll need tutorials...
Btw sry when my english sucks
Blaumütze unless he deletes the videos, you wouldn't have a problem
You’ll be driving at 23? Lmao
@@taylorhaddock2782 Dude cars are expensive, same as post-secondary education, I'm a 22 y/o student, I drive but I still haven't bought a car because I can't afford one yet.
I just went to one of the best automotive schools and believe me ive learn more from chris fix than the 2 years ive been in school and until today i still see his videos when im stuck in something
Keep on following crisfix its one of the best tools you'll need
Dude in 10 years we will be driving electic with motor regen - no disc brakes=)
Just discovered you today, Chris. Thanks for all the videos helping us. Cheers from Brazil. We need more mecanics like you here.
this is some good stuff. I need to do my brakes soon. same with the wife's car. I'll do them myself